Search messages - Automate.ax

searchMessages performs Graph message search and returns matching metadata.

Example

automations/search-outlook-mail.automation.ts

import { automation } from "automate.ax"
import { searchMessages } from "automate.ax/outlook"

export default automation("Find launch mail", () => {
  searchMessages({
    folder: "inbox",
    query: "subject:launch from:alex@example.com",
    limit: 50,
  })
})

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Default	Description
`query`	`string`	Yes	—	Microsoft Graph message search expression. Quotes are escaped before submission.
`folder`	`string`	No	Entire mailbox	Display path, ID, or well-known folder name.
`limit`	`number`	No	`100`	Maximum results across pages, 1–10,000.
`account`	`string \| IntegrationAccountReference<"microsoft">`	No	Project default	Microsoft binding.

Output

Returns matching message metadata without body or preview. Search syntax and index availability are controlled by Microsoft Graph; malformed expressions fail at the provider.

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